Máté Petrány

It's a Vauxhall VXR8 GTS against a Mercedes E63 AMG, but while the Merc is slightly faster off the line, that's not what I care about. Given that the Chevrolet SS is getting a manual next year, would you buy that or the Vauxhall if you could?

The Vauxhall VXR8 GTS is such a strange product. It's basically a rebadged Holden that's only on sale in the United Kingdom. The rest of Europe get's the Opel Insignia OPC with 325 horsepower. The VXR8 has a supercharged V8 with 576 ponies. Yet no matter how fun it is, it's hard to imagine too many buyers choosing it over any of the established German super saloons.